on-line
<jargon> 1. Ready for use. E.g. "The graph plotter's fixed and on-line
again".
2. Interactive as opposed to batch. Accessible via a computer (or terminal),
rather than on paper or other medium.
3. Of a user, actively using a computer system, especially the Internet. E.g "I
haven't been on-line for three days."
"On-line" should be hyphenated because it is compounded from two words but the
hyphen is often omitted in names of organisations or services.
(1998-12-22)
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